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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Expressionism
Fourth
Triplet
Round
2. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Triplet
Tutti
Verismo
Pizzicato
3. Lowest female singing voice.
Song cycle
Contralto
Cadence
Musicology
4. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Symphony
Chromatic scale
Chant
Trio
5. String instruments that are picked instead of bowed.
Energico
Chord
Octave
Pizzicato
6. A period in history dating from the 14th to 16th centuries. This period signified the rebirth of music - art - and literature.
Renaissance
Dynamics
Encore
Elegy
7. A complex piece of music. Usually the first movement of the piece serving as the exposition - a development - or recapitulation.
Minuet
Ligature
Quartet
Sonata form
8. Elaborate polyphonic composition of the Boroque and Renaissance periods.
Progression
Sharp
Quartet
Ricercar
9. String instruments that are picked instead of bowed.
Pizzicato
Deceptive cadence
Scale
Etude
10. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.
Reprise
Whole note
Staff
Development
11. Time signature with three beats to the measure.
Accessible
Cadenza
Cavatina
Triple time
12. A string of chords played in succession.
Timbre
Dissonance
Chord progression
Legato
13. To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.
Rondo
Operetta
Fermata
Scordatura
14. A direction to play expressively.
Courante
Espressivo
Sonata form
Key signature
15. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.
Stretto
Ligature
Deceptive cadence
Waltz
16. The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two - three - four beats to a measure.
March
Measure
Minuet
Tremolo
17. A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically.
Energico
Classical
Falsetto
Soprano
18. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1800's and lasted about sixty years. There was a strong regard for order and balance.
Classicism
Suite
Trio
Conductor
19. Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts - usually without instrumental accompaniment.
Septet
Cadence
Gavotte
Glee
20. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.
Finale
Twelve-tone music
Introduction
Conductor
21. A separate section of a larger composition.
Movement
Fermata
Pizzicato
EnharmonicInterval
22. A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music.
Parody
Treble
Carol
Time Signature
23. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Verismo
Interpretation
Virtuoso
Glee
24. The expression the performer brings when playing his instrument.
Interpretation
Polyphony
Chorale
Quartet
25. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.
Cantabile
Tone less
Orchestration
System
26. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Stretto
Carol
Septet
Dynamics
27. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
Intonation
Instrumentation
Chorale
Tablature
28. A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.
Time Signature
Tritone
Concerto
Tone less
29. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.
Opus
Pitch
Maestro
Mezzo
30. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.
Overture
Opera
Scale
Impromptu
31. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.
Tonal
Etude
Harmony
System
32. The movement of chords in succession.
Ornaments
Ornaments
Progression
Gregorian Chant
33. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Slur
Finale
Ensemble
Pastoral
34. A musical style characterized as excessive - ornamental - and trivial.
Cantata
Etude
Virtuoso
Rococo
35. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.
Polyphony
Glee
Voice
Portamento
36. Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.
Beat
Development
Carol
Chamber music
37. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Mezzo
Staff
Whole-tone scale
Quintet
38. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
A cappella
Octet
Progression
Tuning
39. Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
Treble
Notation
Harmony
Scordatura
40. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.
Maestro
Soprano
Whole-tone scale
Musicology
41. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
Tessitura
Leading note
Chord
Maestro
42. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Phrase
Octave
Nocturne
Register
43. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.
String Quartet
EnharmonicInterval
Tone
Recital
44. Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
Oratorio
Ensemble
Madrigal
Atonal
45. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.
Tablature
Flat
Harmony
Sharp
46. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people
Adagio
Piano
Tuning
Trio
47. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.
Gregorian Chant
Waltz
Accessible
Recital
48. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Whole note
Sonata form
Motif
Fourth
49. To shift to another key.
Chord
Cadence
Adagio
Modulation
50. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
Opus
Ligature
Tonic
Reed